The Portland daily press., 1887-03-12
FOREIGN.
announcement That There Has Been
No Decrease OF Crime In Ire
land.
General Butler Says the Report of His
Evidence Is Untrue.
He Denies He Said Anything About
Coercion.
Parneifs Followers Will Raise a
Debate on the Subject.

| DUBLIN, March 11.-Judge O'Brien, in
opening the Kerry assizes yesterday. said
that he grieyed to announce that there had
been no decrease in crime since the last
assizes. MONDAY audacity, he said, had
succeeded midnight terrors. There was an
expectation that something was about to
happen beyond local agrarian disturbance
He was confident that order could be re-
stored, but it was not his duty to indicate
who was responsible for the attainment OF
| that object
| LONDON, March lin debate in the
House Of Commons, last night, on Egyptian
credits Mr.. Gosche /, Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer, confirmed the report that the gov
| ernment had decided to cease granting sub
yentions for the Egyptian army and the de-
| fence of Suakim. thus compelling Egypt to
provide for the deficit in her budget or sus-
pend payment of the interest on the national
debt. The latter course would necessitate a
meeting Of the International commission to
bring about final settlement Of England's
position with reference to Egypt.
A despatch from Cairo to the Chronicle
says that the Egyptian Cabinet decided that
Abdel Kader must resign in consequence OF
the scandals over the allotment of govern
ment lands, Abdel Kader having obtained
some for his own use.
The Parnellte members of Parliament
propose to raise debate on the blue book
notifications of Gen. Buffers evidence be-
fore the land commission. 1t is asserted
that Commissioner Knipe's version contains
several important passages chiefly condemn
ing coercion which were eliminated in the
official version.
General Butler declares that the version of
his evidence before the land commission was
untrue. He denies that he made any state
ment about coercion. The subject, he SAYS,
was not even indirectly alluded to while he
was before the commission. A scrutiny of
the official report issued today shows that
the mlsta ke arose from the blending Of a
passage In Commissioner Knipe's report
condemning further c0ercive legislation with
a part of General Buffers evidence.
The Pail Mall Gazette denies that yester-
days statement was garbled version. The
discrepancy. 1t says, was mere misprint.
1t Is authentic that General Butler said that
in certain localities in Kerry, Clare and Cork
an organized stand was being made against
the payment of existing rents, but that the
rents were. generally fairly well paid.
majority OF the tenants, he said, were anxious
&c, pay, but wanted reasonable allowance,
while great many others who did not re-
gulre any allowance would pay il they dared
He feared that intimidation was rampant in
the country. The people, he said, had SYM
pathy with the National League because
they thought it was their salvation. The
bulk OF the tenants had told him that the
reducing of rents and staying of evictions
were directly due to the operations Of the
League. They believed nobody did any
thing for the tenants until the League was
established. he said 1t was no longer pos
sible to enforce legal obligations in that part
of the country
Question-That hardly looks as if the law
was all for the rich?
Gen. Buller-The lawl There isn't much
law there. A short time ago what law there
was, was really on the side of the rich.
The Parnellites and Gladstonians RELY
upon General Buffers evidence to support
their demand for the stoppage Of evictions
and an early production Of land legislation.
Serious difficulties on the Irish question
have arisen among the Conservatives.
Pressure has been put upon the government
not to Introduce a new land bill, but to legis-
late In the direction Of land purchase only.
The Prince of Wales presided today at the
annual meeting Of the Royal Thames Yacht
Club. The secretary Of the club announced
that the money for the 1905 guineas jubilee
prize had already been subscribed in full by
70 members OF the club, and that plenty OF
other funds were coming in to make up sew
eral prizes which the club desired to offer for
additional races during the Jubilee season.
The l4th Of June has been fixOd as the date
Tor starting the 1000 guineas race, and the
course is laid out from the More northward
land and Ireland 10 Dover. The complaint
made by American newspapers that the
course includes narrow channels is unfound-
ed, the only one in the course being the Eng
lish Channel, which surely is wide enough
for all purposes Of race. The commanders
OF the yachts IN race will be permitted to
choose any course they please so long as they
keep the mainland on their port side The
Iull text OF the conditions of the great race
will be issued within a fortnight. The con-
ditions will include time allowances according
70 tonnage on sliding scale. The Prince Of
Wales cordially approved the plan of the
race and expressed delight at being permit
ted to cooperate in the jubilee programme of
the club. He promised to act as starter of
the race, and to enter his own schooner as a
competitor. The meeting was very enthu-
siastic one and was attended by all the lead
ing yachtsmen of Great Britain.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE septennate bill
was read the third time in the Reichstag to-
day, and was. passed without debate BY
vote Of 237 to 81. Eighty-four members ab-
stained from voting.
The announcement Of the passage of the
bill was received with applause. All the
few Centerists voted with the majority. The
minority was composed of the new German
Liberals, Socialists and Alsatians.
BUCHAREST, March I'm. Stambuloff.
one OF the Bulgarian regents, has received a
letter warning him that the regents are to be
oooaooiudtCu Lie ltlIeT is signed 'lho
revolutionary committee
ROME, March 11.-Secret negotiations
which were on foot between the Vatican
and Russia looking to a renewal of diplo-
matte relations have been broken off on ac-
count OF Russia's exciting the Bishop Of
wilma.
VIENNA, March 1.-THE government viii
invite small tradesmen TO make tenders for
supplying cloth, leather, linen and cotton
for the landsturm and landwehr Hitherto
only big firms have been asked TO make these
tenders.
BUCHAREST, March 11.-Advices from
Rustchuk say IA non-commissioned officers,
who participated in the recent revolt were
shot this morning near Rasgrad, and that all
the privates concerned in the revolt have
been pardoned.
LONDON, March 11.-Lord George Hamil-
ton, First Lord of the Admiralty stated in
the House of Commons this afternoon that
no charge or allegations had been made by
any Admiralty official against the American
legation in London or directed against any
American newspaper in connection with the
recent scandal concerning the sale to for
eigners Of confidential information by an
employe at the Chatham navy yard.
LONDON, March 11.-Lytton Edward
Sothern, the actor, son of the late Z. A.
SOthern, has died of peritonitis.